Nobody was expecting a breakthrough or easy negotiations, but analysts say it's still unclear what the administration's primary goals are — whether to bring the trade deficit down, a near-obsession for Trump that would probably take years to achieve; to secure short-term market access in China; or to get Beijing to change its behavior and its policies intended to capture dominance in strategic technology and other high-value sectors, like Xi's Made in China 2025 agenda.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 05, 2018 23:26 UTC